Comments on: Mulling over NaNoWriMo

By: Susan Helene Gottfried

Susan Helene Gottfried — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:05:07 +0000

I guess the question is “what’s to be gained by doing NaNo?” — I’ve stopped doing it because I hated what I was producing. I wasn’t able to take those breaks you talk about (I usually lay down to take a nap and let my mind wander around the scene I’m having problems with) and … blech.

For me, there’s nothing to be gained. I’m under enough stress right now. I don’t need to add more.

By: heather

heather — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:58:50 +0000

I’m doing NaNo for the third time this year; you should totally do it. It’s so much fun, all the pressure is mental (well, there can be peer pressure too), and really, there’s nothing to lose (but sleep).

By: Magdalena Scott

Magdalena Scott — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:17:42 +0000

Anya,

I signed up for NaNo the other day. I’ve participated twice in the past. The first time, I ended the month with a beautiful gift–a completed novel. It needed polishing, but it had a beginning, middle, and end, and was just over 50K. The second time I participated, no novel. I had about three false starts and called it quits. It was frustrating, but not heart-breaking. I do love all the hype and the emails of encouragement as you go through the process. My recommendation is give it a try.